T400 Mobile vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 987 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.92 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (18 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 79.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.554 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 56 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 10 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 18 Watt |
T400 Mobile has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358% more advanced lithography process, and 733% lower power consumption.
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